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2006 was an amazing year for us. We created You Are Here, an evening length work based loosely on Sartre�s  gripping play, No Exit, and performed in the gorgeous and supportive community of Dance Theater Workshop. Alexandra received her MFA from the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, so the company is now available to take on a permanent residence at a University should the offer arise. We received our 501 (c)(3) determination and are now officially our own non-profit dance-theater company. To that end we�ve hired a wonderful development associate, Kaitlin Hines, and a phenomenal company manager, Tara Burns. Together with our tireless intern, Blair Bodie, they have been working to create a stronger database, connect with presenters and funders, and to finally meet our grant and presenting deadlines and get things in place for the next show. Our APAP showing at HERE was wonderful. They had a record 64 presenters attend and we�ve received positive encouragement and potential bookings already from many of them. In other big news: the newest member of the company is not ready for stage yet, but Lucas Sebastian Hart was born on September 5th 2006 and is flourishing beautifully. Coming up on the horizon is Alexandra�s solo show, us. A scathing, political and controversial dance-theater solo, us attempts to form compassionate bonds to both sides of the aisle and follows one woman in her search for a healthy relationship to a sick cou  ntry. After a beautiful two year residency at HERE
Art Space and lots of deep investigation, this work is revealing itself to be
both personal and fiercely political and will premiere at HERE June 20, 2007
(soon!). Kristin Marting has come on board as our stalwart director, Karen Young
as the visionary costume designer, and the brilliant Mandy Ringger as our beacon
of light. We are very excited to share the work.
We are thrilled with the generous commissioning support of HERE and are pleased to announce there will also be a Benefit performance, with food by 12 Chairs, an incredible Israeli/Middle Eastern restaurant, cocktails and sumptuous desserts. Information will be forthcoming about the details! This summer, Alexandra will be on the faculty of Dance New Amsterdam�s Summer Dance Intensive, a four-week festival of techniqu  e
and repertory culminating in a weekend of performances. That takes place the
month of July. August brings a teaching residency in Holland, and October will
bear the company�s first new group work since You
Are Here. DNA is presenting Alexandra Beller/Dances in collaboration with Adele Myers and Dancers. We will be showing our as-yet-uncreated new work what
comes after happy. We are looking for a home for a full spring 08 season, where we hope to bring back the passionate and riveting Why
Things Fall, as well as create a new work, possibly with legendary playwright Charles Mee.
-- The New York Times Thank you for being in our community of artists, patrons, collaborators and colleagues. Your support, enthusiasm for the work, and commitment to seeing new hybrid theater makes it possible for us to create and flourish. We wish you a beautiful Spring full of art and serendipity. We hope to see you soon. |
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June 20 - 24, 2007 HERE Art Space 8:00 p.m. "us" Details to follow Benefit Performance Party to follow June 20, 2007 HERE Art Space 8:00 p.m. Benefit Reception sponsored by HERE Art Space, 12 Chairs, & Alexandra Beller/Dances with Israeli/Middle Eastern Cuisine, cocktails, & desserts! Voter Registration Drive June 20 - 24, 2007 HERE Art Space Lobby Before and after each performance of "us" |
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